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New Mexico

BOR · 1938 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–2 in BOR

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1931–2026
All-Time Record
427–588–17
0.422 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#13
1982
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico head-to-head · History & Eras

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27WESTERN NEW MEXICOUnranked—W 40–0
6Week 6 · Oct 4Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR3–6W 21–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11COLORADO COLLEGEUnranked—W 45–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18UTEPH2HIND BOR6–3L 6–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR2–6–1W 20–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR3–6W 20–7
11Week 11 · Nov 8Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY4–4–1W 7–6
12Week 12 · Nov 15New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BOR7–2W 6–2
13Week 13 · Nov 22Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR10–1L 7–17
14Week 14 · Nov 29Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY1–5–2W 27–7
16Final · Jan 3Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY7–1–2L 0–26

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.392
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-5+20
  • New Mexico State +7
  • Denver +4
  • Arizona State +3
  • Arizona +3
  • Northern Arizona +2
  • Colorado State +1
  • Texas Tech -1
  • Utah -1
  • UTEP -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 34thBetter than 76%

0.727 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#29Regular Season Final#29Post-Season W1#29Post-Season W2#29Post-Season W3#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+40
+21
+45
-1
+20
+13
+1
+4
-10
+20
-26

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#881933#201934#571935#1231936#651937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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